Former Nigeria’s Super Falcons captain, Rita Chikwelu has admitted that she is finding it difficult to cope with the lock-down put in place as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The former Umeå IK attacking midfielder has been a revelation since joining Madrid CFF from Swedish club Kristianstad in the January transfer window, scoring 4 goals in seven appearances in the Spanish Primera División Femenina.
To maintain her fitness levels and as instructed by her coaches, Chikwelu, who shares an apartment with international teammate, Chidinma Okeke, has been training on her own.
“The work without the football is the most boring. When you’re training, fitness work is the least fun, you have to do it anyway but it’s never that enjoyable,” Chikwelu said to Football London.
“It’s when we play football you have the feelings.”
She continued : “My daily routine is wake up in the morning, eat breakfast, do my programme, come back in the room, watch Netflix, eat lunch, come back again, watch Netflix.
“Sometimes I re-watch some games I played a few weeks ago. I just want games to watch!
“It’s boring, frustrating, sometimes when you’re sat down for so long your back and neck start aching.
“It can make you sick, physically and mentally, when you’re stuck in one place for 24 hours. You can get crazy. Nothing is happening.”
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